The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-11

rheumatism. - SCHOOLS In the Village
have commenced, with Misses Flora Goss
and Emma Freeman teaching. - We
understand the seectmen have ordered
road machine. 60 Miss Addie Sawyer
gave party to the young people of the
neiphborhood on the evening of April Goth.
it being her birthday anniversary. The
occasion was an enjoyable one. A gold
thmble was presented her as a token of
remembrance, - Kate Prentiss is teach
ing in Berlin again this summer and Miss
Ursula Bates of Waitsfield in South Dux-
bury. - The remains of Mrs. William
Gordon of Montpelier were brought here
last week for interment. - Mr.. and Mrs
George Turner Of North Duxbury are both
i'll. Mr.. Turner is suffering with broken
hip, the result of fall, and Mrs. Turner
has had a shock of paralysis.
Northfield.
Mr.. JOHN A. KENT, an old resident of
this town. died at his residence on Slate
avenue last week Wednesday night Fu-
neral services were held at the house Fri
day afternoon. 80 The directors of the
library association have voted to move the
library from its present quarters in the de-
pot building to a room on the first floor of
Paine's block The transfer will take place
next week, If the new room can be got in
readiness Miss Matte Johnston and Eddie
Connell have been chosen assistant Ii
brarians and the directors will act in alter
nation as librarians. - A. A. Preston
having declined to serve longer as town
liquor agent the selectmen have appointed
T. A. Wiley to take charge of the business
and the stock was moved to Mr. Wiley's
house, corner of Main and South streets,
Monday. - Oscar Preston has opened a
store for the sale of fruit, etc, in Central
block, under G.. III. Cranes store. -
Quite good number considering the bad
weather, were in attendance on the band
concert for the benefit of the Good Tenn
plars' lodge Friday evening. The enter
tainment was fine one and the receipts
nearly S1S. - Mrs. Slayton and Master
Wendell came on from Chicago last
Wednesday to spend the summer 90.
Denny and wife returned Thursday from
Florida where they have spent the winter.
- Lieutenant Catlin's wife has been in
town the past week. - The following
is list of the teachers for the spring term
in this town: No. l, Loomis Jessie A. Dow
No. 2, Orcutt, Roxana NJ Orcutt; No. 3,
Center, Lettie G. French; No. 5, South
Village, Addie f. Cobleigh No. 6, Joel
Winch, no school, No I, Hoton, Clara j.
Holton; No. s, Harlow bridge, Hannah
school, No. 10, -Four Corners, not reported;
No. II, Brooks, no school; No. 12, Berlin
joint Sadie Corcoran; No 10, Gouldsville,
Hattie f. ingalls, and Jennie B. Mead;
No, Il, Wardner, Sadie |. Baird of Waits
field No 10, Dunsmoor, Matte J.
Johnston; No. 16, Emerson, Jessie A.
Jones; No. II, Glidden, Mamie E. Dohenny;
No. 10, Tracy, Luna G. Spaulding of Rox-
bury; No. 90, O'Neill, no school. The fol-
lowing teachers from this town have schools
in other towns: Myrtle L. Gokey and Nellie
l. Briggs, Berlin Kate K. McCarty, More
town; Gertrude Briggs, Williamstown;
Minnie S. Rowe, Louise NJ. Houghton and
Della G. Kimball,, Roxburry; Mamie H.
Sheldon; Evelyn L. Fuller, Windsor
- George Blodgett of Portland Oregon
visited his brother, Hiram Blodgett, last
week. - E. w. Howe was in Warren
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taken sick and died. - In connection
with their flower show, the first week in
June, the ladies of the Congregational so
ciety will have dinner and lunch at Howes'
hall on Memorial day. Particulars of the
programme for the week will be given later.
- The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet with Mrs. j. M. Hit
Thursday afternoon. Delegates will be
! elected for the county institute to be holden
. in Barre the last of May.
East Roxbury.
: A. j. BoYCE is to start his meat-cart this
week He will make four trips each week,
going to Northfeld Mondays and Fridays,
! to Brookfield Tuesdays and to RoXbury
Saturdays. - George Wardner W mt to
! Massachusetts a few weeks since. He was
off duty last week, caused by dropping
heavy iron weight on to his foot. -
Ellen Blanchard has gone to Bethel TO work.
- The Gulf road was opened last Thurs
day so that wagons could go through. -
Amasa Blanchard died at the residence of
/ his son, l.. w. Blanchard, Saturday, at
+ the advanced age of ninety-siX years. His
r body was taken to West Brooktield on Tues
n day for interment. - Aaron Webster
: wintered upwards of forty swarms of bees
y last winter. He lost only one swarm.
r - The farmers generally gathered their
V sugar implements May I'd.
# Waitsfield.
- =, GENERAL w. w. CIRCUIT, member of con-
. gress, will deliver the address Memorial day
a in this place.
@ @ East Warren.
a THE next meeting of the Ladies' Mite
it Society is to be Thursday afternoon, May
1t 26th They are to meet with Mrs G. p.
Stearns - The schools in town COM
menced last Monday, with the following
teachers: School No. l, Mabel Kingsbury;
d No. 2, Emma Church; No. 5 Abbie Jones
r. of Waitsfeld and Rose Perkins; No. 5,
e Myrtle Sumner; No. 6, Lettie Williamson
h No. 7, Alice ID. Lamb No. s. Effe M. Good
n speed; No. Q, Adah Cuthbert; No. II, Della
), Bragg. Besides the nine Warren teachers
e engaged in our own schools Clara Fuller is
t. teaching in Roxbury, George Kingsbury in
If Granville and Jessie Thayer in Hancock.
d - The meeting of the Ladies Mite So
d ciety with Mrs Harmon, last week, was
E. well attended by some of the loeighty ladies
Is of the place. The united weight of the
+, eleven ladies present was eighteen hun
g dred forty-nine and one-half pounds
s. making an average of one hundred sixty
IF eight pounds. - Walter L. Pike
k who was sick most of the time last
Ie winter, is just recovering from another
5. severe attack. - Mr.. and Mrs William
is p. Harmon were called to Northteld last
is Friday to attend the funeral of their uncle
% Mr.. j. A. Kent. - Alfred Atkins is
rs failing very rapidly and Hosea Newcomb is
" also ON the sick list.
- Waterbury.
,r A Two-HoRsE team belonging to D.
is Morse took fright while standing in front OF
(. the harness-shop and ran up Main street
re crossing over on to the railroad in the vcin
1. ity of the old foundry. A dispatch was sent tC
r. Middlesex to notify the eleven o'clock train
IN to give the horses the right of way. Bu
IN they were stopped near Greners farm two
H. miles above. The wagon was badly
he smashed, but the horses were only slightly
is injured. - Elisha Moody has recently
n, bought the Mobiles place opposite the Con
ID gregational church; also the house lately
As owned by Mrs. Baker on Maple street
N - Uncle John Montgomery, well
~ known resident of Waterbury, died the 9tl
lie instant of paralysis. - Mrs. Fales Il
t.. having her house newly painted and c. n
fh Arms is fixing up his in fancy colors. =-
lie NJ. NJ. Knight has been putting new gas
$, fixtures into his store for the purpose of dis
ss playing goods.
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